2. Demographic Analysis

Schools without librarians have a larger percent of economically disadvantaged students than schools with librarians at all educational levels.

Table V. 8: Mean Percent of Economically Disadvantaged Students in Schools With and Without Librarians
Level Schools With Librarians Schools Without Librarians
All schools 48.9% 55.1%*
Elementary schools 55.7% 58.7%
Middle/Junior high schools 46.6% 53.2%
High schools 36.4% 48.7%

* Includes elementary/secondary schools.

Graph V.4: This graph represents the information in the table above.

With the exception of elementary schools 10 to 15 percent more middle/junior high schools and high schools without librarians had over 70 percent of economically disadvantaged students than schools with librarians.

Table V.9: Schools With Over 70 Percent Economically Disadvantaged Students
Level Schools With Librarians Schools Without Librarians
All schools 27.6% 31.4%*
Elementary schools 40.1% 35.6%
Middle/Junior high schools 19.1% 29.3%
High schools 8.5% 23.9%

* Includes elementary/secondary schools.

Graph V.5: Table V.9: Schools With Over 70 Percent Economically Disadvantaged Students. This graph represents the information in the table above.

Seven to 12 percent more schools with librarians than schools without librarians had 20 percent or fewer economically disadvantaged students.

Table V.10: Schools With Less Than 20 Percent Economically Disadvantaged Students
Level Schools With Librarians Schools Without Librarians
All schools 20.6% 10.5%*
Elementary schools 18.4% 6.9%
Middle/Junior high schools 19.2% 12.7%
High schools 26.4% 14.5%

* Includes elementary/secondary schools.

Graph V.6: This graph represents the information in the table above.

The following tables present data on percent of economically disadvantaged students across and by educational level comparing schools with and without librarians.

Table V.11: Percent of Economically Disadvantaged Students At All Educational Levels in Schools With and Without Librarians
Percent of Economically Disadvantaged Students Schools With Librarians Schools Without Librarians
#(500) % #(1769)* %
0-10 percent 55 11.0% 101 5.7%
11 to 20 percent 48 9.6% 85 4.8%
21 to 30 percent 51 10.2% 150 8.5%
31 to 40 percent 55 11.0% 194 11.0%
41 to 50 percent 52 10.4% 237 13.4%
51 to 60 percent 59 11.8% 242 13.7%
61 to 70 percent 42 8.4% 205 11.6%
71 to 80 percent 42 8.4% 175 9.9%
81 to 90 percent 52 10.4% 134 7.6%
91 to 100 percent 44 8.8% 246 13.9%
Mean 48.9%   55.1%  

* Data on percent of economically disadvantaged students were not available for 10 of the schools. Includes elementary secondary schools.

Table V.12: Percent of Economically Disadvantaged Students in Elementary Schools With and Without Librarians
Percent of Economically Disadvantaged Students Elementary Schools With Librarians Elementary Schools Without Librarians
#(267) % #(1009)* %
0-10 percent 33 12.4% 30 3.0%
11 to 20 percent 16 6.0% 39 3.9%
21 to 30 percent 19 7.1% 75 7.4%
31 to 40 percent 23 8.6% 97 9.6%
41 to 50 percent 18 6.7% 141 14.0%
51 to 60 percent 26 9.7% 140 13.9%
61 to 70 percent 25 9.4% 128 12.7%
71 to 80 percent 27 10.1% 114 11.3%
81 to 90 percent 40 15.0% 92 9.1%
91 to 100 percent 40 15.0% 153 15.2%
Mean 55.7%   58.7%  

* Data on percent of economically disadvantaged students were not available for three of the elementary schools.

Table V.13: Percent of Economically Disadvantaged Students in Middle/Junior High Schools With and Without Librarians
Percent of Economically Disadvantaged Students Middle/Junior High Schools With Librarians Middle/Junior High Schools Without Librarians
#(104) % #(300)* %
0-10 percent 9 8.6% 23 7.7%
11 to 20 percent 11 10.6% 15 5.0%
21 to 30 percent 10 9.6% 35 11.7%
31 to 40 percent 11 10.6% 31 10.3%
41 to 50 percent 16 15.4% 33 11.0%
51 to 60 percent 17 16.3% 38 12.7%
61 to 70 percent 10 9.6% 37 12.3%
71 to 80 percent 7 6.7% 26 8.7%
81 to 90 percent 9 8.6% 19 6.3%
91 to 100 percent 4 3.8% 43 14.3%
Mean 46.7%   53.2%  

* Data on percent of economically disadvantaged students were not available for three of the middle/junior high schools.

Table V. 14: Percent of Economically Disadvantaged Students in High Schools With and Without Librarians
Percent of Economically Disadvantaged Students High Schools With Librarians High Schools Without Librarians
#(129) % #(279) %
0-10 percent 13 10.1% 17 6.1%
11 to 20 percent 21 16.3% 23 8.3%
21 to 30 percent 22 17.0% 34 12.3%
31 to 40 percent 21 16.3% 42 15.2%
41 to 50 percent 18 13.9% 40 14.4%
51 to 60 percent 16 12.4% 32 11.6%
61 to 70 percent 7 5.4% 23 8.3%
71 to 80 percent 8 6.2% 26 9.4%
81 to 90 percent 3 2.3% 11 4.0%
91 to 100 percent -- -- 29 10.5%
Mean 36.4%   48.7%  

* Data on percent of economically disadvantaged students were not available for two of the high schools.

 

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